Aerial ladder for fire apparatus

An aerial assembly for a fire apparatus, the aerial assembly comprising:

• a first ladder section including:
• first base rails;
• load transfer assemblies defining load transfer channels;
• and
• pins, each of the pins pivotably coupling one of the load transfer assemblies to one of the first base rails;
• and
• a second ladder section including:
• second base rails received within the load transfer channels to slidably couple the second ladder section to the first ladder section to facilitate reconfiguring the aerial assembly between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration;
• wherein the pins pivotably coupling the load transfer assemblies to the first base rails facilitates adjustment between the second ladder section and the first ladder section.

An aerial assembly for a fire apparatus, the aerial assembly comprising:

• one or more first ladder sections including:
• first base rails;
• first ladder rungs coupled between the first base rails;
• first hand rails, each of the first hand rails laterally aligned with one of the first base rails;
• and
• first lacing members coupled between the first hand rails and a top surface of the first base rails;
• and
• one or more second ladder sections including:
• second base rails;
• second ladder rungs coupled between the second base rails;
• second hand rails, each of the second hand rails laterally misaligned with the second base rails;
• and
• second lacing members coupled between the second hand rails and the second ladder rungs;
• wherein the one or more first ladder sections and the one or more second ladder sections telescope with respect to one another to facilitate reconfiguring the aerial assembly between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration.